Nov. 2, 2011 https://careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2011-11-02.mp3 Click to listen or download Bob Sauvé led such a compelling ‘tour’ of a painting during my recent visit to the National Gallery in Ottawa -- he knew everything about St Jerome in Penitence -- that I had to ask about his story. A school principal, educator and faculty member at U [...]
Oct. 26, 2011 https://careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2011-10-26.mp3 Click to listen or download When Gregg Brown worked in the restaurant business, he was asked to do training: “they plunked me in front of a flipchart and it felt very good.” He’s always been in training, from sitting his sister down in front of a chalkboard when they were kids, [...]
Want to start getting more of what you want and less of what you don’t want in your career? “Stop trying to figure out how and try helping someone else get what they want.” said Paul Tobey, president of Training Business Pros and recent Career Buzz guest. Tune in this Wednesday to hear powerful moments [...]
When you feel the wind in your face, most people don’t realize the moving air isn’t ‘pushed’ from the direction it’s coming from, rather, it is ‘pulled’ in the direction it’s going. This lack of clarity about how wind works parallels many people’s lack of clarity around making effective career and life choices. You may look [...]
October 12, 2011 Click to listen or download https://careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2011-10-12.mp3 Dimitri van Kampen is a self-described beer geek and foodie, a passionate real beer advocate and homebrewer. While working in project finance at a large international law firm in London, England, making senior partners unimaginably wealthy and spending countless hours in pubs, Dimitri became interested in [...]
Sept. 28, 2011 https://careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2011-09-28.mp3 Click to listen or download What are careers in the green economy? Brent Kopperson is the founder and Executive Director of Windfall Ecology Centre, a non-profit social enterprise dedicated to building sustainable communities. Brent's career story includes 10 years leading an entertainment merchandising company before a dramatic change that led him [...]
for anyone asking ‘What now?’ or ‘How do I get there?’ PROGRAM RESULTS How participants in the program benefit: DISCOVER what you’re really excited about and make choices aligned with what really matters TAKE SERIOUSLY your desire for purpose and meaning, and become inspired in your own life and career GENERATE POSSIBILITIES and uncover buried ideas [...]
Enriching Lives and Careers Trip to Nicaragua, 2012 Eight days starting February 23 Join us for a free, informal info meeting, with pictures, Central American food, Q&A, meet the leaders... WHEN: Tues. Oct. 4, 5.30-7 pm WHERE: Bella Managua Restaurant, 872 Bloor St. W, at Ossington, Toronto HOSTS: Mark Franklin of CareerCycles, with Gonzalo Duarte [...]
Sept. 14, 2011 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2011-09-14.mp3 Click to listen or download Jeremy McCarthy parlayed an early-career lifeguarding gig into a career he loves in spa management. He’s Director, Global Spa Development and Operations with Starwood Hotels, which includes well known hotel brands Sheraton and Westin. Jeremy also blogs at psychologyofwellbeing.com Jeremy recently completed a Master degree in Applied [...]
Adventures in Career Development. How to advance in your career-Environics/CERIC survey. Sept. 9, 2011 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2011-09-09.mp3 Click to listen or Download Tristram Hooley is a UK based career expert and insightful blogger at Adventures in Career Development. He's Head of International Centre for Guidance Studies at University of Derby in the UK, where he develops career-related research and education. [...]
